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PROGRAMME FOR 2004   (Revised 11 Sept 04)

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January

No Meeting

July

Fri 16th  SUMMER SOCIAL - Talk and 'hands on' with Olivia Dell

'Unusual Embroideries'

February

Fri 6th  Janice Williams Talk:

'Goldwork - Past Present and Future'.

7th & 8th  Janice Williams Workshop:

'Goldwork - Past Present and Future'

New workshop using hand embroidery, suitable for all levels.

August

Fri  20th Talk with Harriet Sandys:    

'The Embroideries of Central Asia'

Harriet comes in costume and brings items to examine.

Sat  21st Workshop: Linda Babb

'Backgrounds to the Fore'

Making your background fabric using found objects and unusual fabrics with ideas for its use.

March

Fri 12th  A talk with slides on the:

'International Centre for Embroidery'

Sat 13th  Workshop:

'Making Cards' 

£10/day excluding materials

Ideas for professional card making.

September

Fri 17th  AGM followed by Fanny Wright Demonstration:

'Making Christmas Cards'

Sat 18th  Fanny Wright Workshop:

'Beaded Spiral Rope'

Start a necklace for finishing at home.

April

Fri 2nd  A talk on Framing

with Judy Greenland a bespoke framer.

Sat 3rd  Workshop on Framing

Ideas and help with framing problems

£5/morning

October

Fri 15th  Jane Ford gives a talk:

'Putting Stroud back on the textile map'

Sat 16th  Jane Ford with a Workshop:

'Bit bag / Box and Bernina?'

Planning and stitching a landscape using Jane's unique style but not necessarily using a Bernina.

May

Sat 1st to Sat 15th:

'Stroud in Stitches EXHIBITION'

November

Fri 12th  Chris Laird's Talk:

'My Grandmother had twins, twins, twins'

Sat 13th  Chris Laird's Workshop:

'Rennie Mackintosh Watercolours'

Hand sewing and beads with tissue and  silk.

June

Fri 18th  Angie Hughes & partner Mark Stephenson give Talk & Recital:

'Poetic Licence - Working with Poetry'

Sat 19th Sun 20th  Angie Hughes Workshop:

'Poetic Images'

Using poetry as a starting point with mixed media, collage and stitch.

December

Fri 3rd

Christmas Social

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